[quote] The Marine Corps has said it does not plan any discipline because there was no malicious intent. The Marines mistakenly believed the "SS" in the shape of white lightning bolts on the blue flag were a nod to sniper scouts — not members of Adolf Hitler's special unit that murdered millions of Jews, gypsies and others, said Maj. Gabrielle Chapin, a spokeswoman at Camp Pendleton, Calif. [endquote]

I'm almost inclined to believe that statement because it seems so unlikely for U.S. servicemen to deliberately glorify a symbol so integral to something that they so proudly helped to defeat. But at the same time I don't know if I really believe that a group of marines wouldn't recognise a fairly well known symbol originating from one of the most formative wars for the U.S. military. Either way it's pretty fucking stupid and more than a little offensive.

a Major and a Lieutenant-Colonel (one of whom was an airline pilot in civilian life)
claimed not to have recognised the union flag as British following a friendly fire incident during the Gulf War. Nothing would surprise me!

I had to point out the double lightning bolts were on a t shirt that mrs knees brought for our youngest, my eldest also immediately recognised this, who hadnt noticed and was apologetic, to me it screamed itself out.

However for a military unit to actually have a flag printed up an no one notice is beyond the realms of credulity. just check up on the internet to see how easy it is to find images of the SS's double lightning bolts.

or perhaps they might all have a 'sig' sidearm? (thats a pun on their gun...because the lightning bolt is also called a sig)

Seriously utter cunts, or if not they are so utterly moronic and ignorant of the rest of the world that they would obviously be unable to identify freind from foe or agressor cw passive. so are unfit to be snipers carrying guns